..a smaller frame this time using the new Mixel / Chima Legend Beasts ball joints...

About this creation

Everyone's been asking me to make a mech frame using the new Mixel ball joints. Ask and you shall receive. Props to Mortal Swordsman who was the first one on the pages to come up with a humanoid frame using the new bits, check out his frame here . This is my take on a superposeable frame using the new pieces - ideal for mechs, superheroes and the like. It is comparable in size to my "t" joint midi frames. Please feel free to use it as long as you credit the design back to me. Look forward to some cool upcoming mechs and figures using this frame. Feel free to download the instructions and create your own mechs robots and figs with the new ball joints. Please don't forget to credit me if using this design.

Yeah, I guess that's my issue. Every time I've opened LDD, I keep getting this error message saying that "Internet access failed". I've tried reinstalling LDD countless of times, and that's never worked. I'm unsure if it's the computer I'm using (An iMac that I've recently updated to OSX 10.6) or if it's something in the system preferences. I've tried looking this up, but I can't find anything that actually helps. A lot of people have been saying that they can connect to the internet when they checked on it later in the day, but I've had the same old error message pop up for a year now. Does anyone know what I should do?

I've just worked out how you got round this problem in your design and again I'm being incredibly dense. By using the technic pin and ball you have 360 rotation at the shoulder AND outward movement. I've been stuck with either outward OR rotation but not both because I was sticking to the cup and ball pieces exclusively.

That s not an LDD issue the sockets do not have full range of motion in reality - which is a shame! Kinda defeats the purpose of a ball and socket mechanism. Although cool there are some limitations.

Quoting andros tempest
A problem I'm having with the new ball joints is placement. Because of the way the cup is positioned you get a "cone" of movement, but certain positions are impossible without creating double joints that bend in two tangential directions. Is there a simpler technique?

A problem I'm having with the new ball joints is placement. Because of the way the cup is positioned you get a "cone" of movement, but certain positions are impossible without creating double joints that bend in two tangential directions. Is there a simpler technique?

Ah... got it. I've been looking at that technic pin with ball part for months and wondering if there would ever be a use for it. I'm going for a full on new build with these joints, taking some of my favourite new and old builds and seeing if I can re-engineer them replacing t-bars for balls, should be interesting...

for the head and feet - it's two pieces: technic 1x1 brick with hole plus technic pin that has ball on one side and friction pin on other. cheers!

Quoting andros tempest
I was experimenting with the new joints this weekend, there are some fantastic posibilities there. One thing though... That 1x1 brick and ball? I can't seem to find it in LDD. Where is it located? And what is it called?
I'm refering to the piece yo used for the head, if that wasn't clear.

I was experimenting with the new joints this weekend, there are some fantastic posibilities there. One thing though... That 1x1 brick and ball? I can't seem to find it in LDD. Where is it located? And what is it called?
I'm refering to the piece yo used for the head, if that wasn't clear.

At first I was skeptical about getting tiny ball joints, but now I see they are definitely worth it! I just don't like how the arms can't move outwards all the way at the shoulders. Otherwise, this is one of your best frames so far, in my opinion.

Looks great, Chris! As I mentioned to someone before, these joints work well for tiny Legoformers, which I'm sure you'll be posting soon. I'm still tweaking my own frame using these parts, but I'll have something soon, hopefully.

Ha ha! Well, I guess that these new parts are just that popular. Lego really pulled a good move with the new parts. They released them on sets that would have otherwise been not very popular. Chima wasn't doing to well, and the idea behind Mixels wasn't really good. However, throw in those new pieces and you've got a best-seller!

It took me 3 Mixels and Chima legends wolf beast set to get enough relevant parts to make this, I have a few left over. I hope these will be available via PAB soon. Not very cost effective to make one frame at the moment!

Quoting cyberfrank 2010
I guess I need 2 more mixels to do this one, am I right?

Quoting MortalSwordsman .
Very nice Chris. It is great to see how we tackle the joints in different ways and come up with very different solutions using virtually the same pieces. I really like your shoulder and upper arm joint. Thanks for the mention there really was no need but it is much appreciated. All we need now is to see Moodswim's version...

Very nice Chris. It is great to see how we tackle the joints in different ways and come up with very different solutions using virtually the same pieces. I really like your shoulder and upper arm joint. Thanks for the mention there really was no need but it is much appreciated. All we need now is to see Moodswim's version...

Yeah, very cool, Chris! I was expecting something like that from you :-)) I'd think about a 1x1 Technic brick and a friction pin with ball joint for the shoulder joint (to get it "higher"). The rest is awesome. Great job! :-))